SWDnovel Chapter 177 Two Yellows, One Purple, One Black? Two Purples and Three Blacks!
Chapter 177 Two Yellows, One Purple, One Black? Two Purples and Three Blacks!
Chapter 177 Two yellows, one purple, and one black? Two purples and three blacks!
"The preliminary rounds are based on a points system, not a single match. As long as we finish in the top five, we'll advance. If we field our full-strength lineup in the first match and fight it out head-on, even if Shrek Academy wins by sheer luck, it will be a Pyrrhic victory. Furthermore, all our trump cards, tactics, and soul skill combinations will be completely exposed to all the other academies!"
"This means that throughout the entire qualifying round, we will be the target of everyone's attacks, studied and targeted by all our opponents, with no secrets left to hide, and the situation will be extremely unfavorable."
"Giving up this match, preserving our key players, and concealing our strength—ensuring we secure points in the more crucial matches later on with minimal cost—is currently the most sensible option."
After listening to the master's words, everyone fell into deep thought.
Just as everyone was pondering the master's suggestion, Flander suddenly stood up, his face filled with pain and inner turmoil. He wrung his hands, his voice trembling with emotion, and said:
"Avoid...avoid war? Xiao Gang, this...this might not work!"
He pointed to the conspicuous "GG" badges on his teammates' uniforms, "We signed contracts! Forfeiting in the very first match will drastically reduce our exposure. How am I supposed to explain this to the sponsors? My 'GG fee'... cough cough, what about the reputation of our academy...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Erlong glared at him fiercely, her beautiful eyes practically spitting fire, and interrupted him sharply:
"Brother Francis! What time is it?! Is your pittance more important than the kids' future and the academy's competition?! Is money all you care about?"
Startled by Liu Erlong's shout, Flander immediately shrank back, nodding awkwardly and stammering, "Yes, yes... Erlong, you're right, the competition is important, the competition is important!"
"In that case... then perhaps we should avoid battle?"
Upon hearing this, Tang San and Dai Mubai exchanged a glance but remained silent.
"Why don't we all just show up? Why should we be afraid of them? Last time in Soto City, if it weren't for that guy Tang Chuan who tricked us by pretending to be a woman and suddenly ambushing us, would we have lost?" Just then, Ma Hongjun, who was not far away, couldn't help but complain.
The master looked at Tang San, and after a moment of silence, asked, "Little San, now that you're back, as the soul and controller of the Shrek Academy team, it's your turn to make the decisions."
"Teacher, let's fight!"
A faint glint flashed in Tang San's eyes, and he coldly shouted.
"Little San, have you thought this through? Tianxing Academy is no ordinary institution. Since Tang Chuan and Dugu Bo dared to devise such a plan, they must have something to rely on." Grandmaster looked at Tang San and asked again to confirm.
Turning his gaze to the master who was staring at him, Tang San said in a deep voice:
"Teacher, since I dared to accept this competition, I am naturally very confident."
"You have no idea that in the past three months, besides my fourth spirit ring reaching the ten-thousand-year level, my father also personally hunted down countless top-tier ten-thousand-year spider-like spirit beasts for me, helping me obtain a perfectly matched thirty-thousand-year right arm bone!"
"It was thanks to the huge boost from this soul bone that my physique and soul power underwent a qualitative leap, which enabled me to withstand the energy impact of the ten-thousand-year soul ring and successfully absorb it."
At this point, he turned his gaze to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing not far away, "Now I possess a ten-thousand-year-old fourth ring, and I carry two soul bones. Coupled with Mubai and Zhuqing's martial soul fusion skill, which is enough to turn the tide of battle, we may not be unable to fight against Tianxing Academy!"
"At Tianxing Academy, the strongest players are undoubtedly my brother and that blonde woman. As long as we devise a strategy beforehand and concentrate our efforts on eliminating these two key figures at the start of the match, we have a very good chance of winning!"
Upon hearing this, the master's breath caught in his throat, his eyes widened instantly, and he nearly cried out in surprise. He gripped the armrests of his wheelchair tightly with both hands and said with extreme excitement:
"What did you say?"
"You...you've obtained another soul bone? And a 30,000-year-old one at that?!"
Tang San met the master's burning gaze and nodded firmly.
At the same time, a collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the surrounding area.
The eyes of Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others as they looked at Tang San were filled with shock and undisguised envy.
Soul bones!
That was a treasure that all Soul Masters dreamed of, and Tang San actually got two of them all by himself!
Slowly exhaling a breath of pent-up air, the hesitation and solemnity in the master's eyes were instantly replaced by a gleam of ambition. He slammed his hand on the armrest of his wheelchair and said decisively:
"Alright! In that case, let's face off against Tianxing Academy in this match!"
At this moment, his back seemed to straighten a bit, and he regained the confidence and arrogance of a theoretical master. "I refuse to believe that, under my full guidance, Shrek Academy, which gathers you little monsters, can lose to them every time!"
"If...if we really do lose this time, it's not a big deal. The qualifiers have only just begun."
His gaze swept over the crowd, and the master threw out an even more astonishing idea.
"The Royal Fighting Team has disbanded, but so what? I'll swallow my pride and personally talk to Tianheng later! I'll get him to join our Shrek Team! He's my and Erlong's nephew, and the most outstanding descendant of our Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family!"
"At that time, Shrek Academy will have gathered both the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, bringing together two top-tier martial souls from the three upper sects! I refuse to believe that with such a lineup, we can't make a name for ourselves in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!"
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Half an hour later, the atmosphere inside the magnificent Heavenly Battle Arena had reached its peak.
Beneath the enormous dome, several secondary battle arenas simultaneously lit up with dazzling soul-guiding light, illuminating the central main battle arena and the surrounding secondary battle arenas as if it were daytime.
Team uniforms of different colors began to flow at the various entrances, as the twenty-eight elite academy teams representing various provinces and kingdoms of the Heaven Dou Empire entered in turn and proceeded to their designated battle arenas according to the results of a draw.
In the stands, tens of thousands of spectators erupted in thunderous cheers and shouts, the sound almost lifting the entire stadium.
The air was thick with excitement, tension, and a burning desire to fight.
The venue had changed; in the short span of half an hour, the already prepared arena had been set up.
The arena is ten meters high, circular, and has a diameter of over thirty meters.
It covers a very large area.
Of course, this is just one arena.
Each team will face twenty-seven opponents.
One point is awarded for each win, while no points are awarded for each loss.
After 28 rounds, the top five teams in points will advance to the qualifying rounds.
This month-long qualifier is a test for any college team. Twenty-eight consecutive days of competition is enough to wear down teams with poor endurance.
Soon, the host next to the main arena received the instruction. He channeled his soul power, and his booming voice instantly drowned out the noise from the other arenas, saying:
"Next match, the first round of the preliminaries, Tianxing Academy vs. Shrek Academy!"
"Please bring both teams onto the field!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all eyes in the arena instantly focused on the main battle arena at the very center.
On either side of the passage, Tang Chuan and Tang San led their respective teams, striding firmly onto the arena, instantly creating a tense atmosphere.
However, to everyone's surprise, only two people from Tianxing Academy stepped onto the stage: Tang Chuan and a tall, beautiful blonde woman with a cold and aloof appearance.
Shrek Academy, on the other hand, has a full squad of seven.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Jiang Zhu, and Tai Long.
As soon as he stepped onto the stage, Dai Mubai took a sudden step forward, his evil eyes flashing with cold light as he stared intently at the two people opposite him, and said in an icy voice:
"Brothers, activate your Martial Souls!"
"White Tiger, possess me!"
As the words fell.
Dai Mubai was the first to erupt. His muscles bulged, his black and white hair instantly covered his body, and a distinct "king" character appeared on his forehead. A fierce aura swept out.
Two yellow and two purple soul rings, four perfectly matched soul rings, rose from beneath his feet. The dazzling light and surging soul power fluctuations immediately drew gasps from the stands!
The host looked at the only two people from Tianxing Academy with a surprised expression. He quickly stepped forward and asked Tang Chuan and Xiao Ruier with a puzzled look:
"Tianxing Academy, please note that this is a seven-person team battle, not a two-on-two spirit duel. The rest of you..."
Before he could finish his words of dissuasion, Xiao Ruier stepped forward.
She didn't even glance at the host; her golden eyes indifferently swept over the seven Shrek Academy students who stood ready, and her red lips parted slightly as she spoke:
"Enough with the nonsense. Just assume the remaining five people have already admitted defeat and stepped down."
"The two of us are enough to deal with this kind of academy."
These words were like a bucket of cold water being poured into a boiling oil pan. The entire Heavenly Battle Arena fell into a deathly silence for a moment, and then with a deafening roar, it erupted!
"That's outrageous!"
"Two people against seven? Who do they think they are?"
"Shrek may have ugly clothes, but they still have Soul Masters!"
"Who is this woman? How dare she spout such arrogant words!"
Countless questions, exclamations, and even angry shouts came from all directions of the stands. Everyone was shocked by Tianxing Academy's almost humiliatingly arrogant attitude.
Upon hearing this, Tang San's face instantly turned ashen.
The other party's undisguised contempt and insult pierced his heart like a thorn.
"Hmph, brother, how dare you underestimate me? Today you'll pay the price!"
With a cold laugh, Tang San took a step forward, and the ground beneath his feet seemed to tremble slightly. Then, a soul power far more solid and powerful than Dai Mubai's suddenly erupted!
"Buzz—!"
The impressive Soul Ring configuration was clearly revealed.
Two yellow, one purple, and a deep, chilling black soul ring—a total of four soul rings—spiraled upwards from beneath his feet, their light dazzling.
Especially that black ten-thousand-year soul ring, which exuded a suffocating pressure!
"What?!"
"That...that's a black spirit ring?!"
"A ten-thousand-year spirit ring?! How could the fourth spirit ring be ten thousand years old?!"
"My God! Am I seeing things?"
The shouts of shock and disbelief from the stands, which had been denouncing Tianxing Academy's arrogance, were instantly replaced by an even louder chorus of screams and disbelief!
All eyes were fixed on Tang San, whose fourth spirit ring defied all logic, and the entire Great Soul Arena was plunged into a strange frenzy.
Even Emperor Xueye on the VIP platform couldn't control his emotions and shouted, "What? This...it's impossible! How can the fourth spirit ring be ten thousand years old?"
Looking at the crowd in the stands, who were in shock and commotion because of Tang San's fourth spirit ring, Tang Chuan's lips curled into a cold, undisguised sneer.
The next second, he also stepped forward and stood side by side with the blonde woman beside him.
Without a word, an even more terrifying and chilling pressure of soul power suddenly spread out from him as if it were a tangible force!
"Buzz—!"
An even more astonishing soul ring configuration than Tang San's was revealed to everyone without reservation.
Two purples! Three blacks!
Five spirit rings slowly rose from beneath his feet and then spiraled upwards!
The deep purple color was already awe-inspiring, but the three jet-black soul rings that appeared afterward, seemingly capable of swallowing light, brought an even more devastating visual impact and a profound shock to the soul!
"boom!!!"
The entire Heavenly Battle Arena seemed to have been muted; all the exclamations, discussions, and commotions abruptly ceased, plunging into a deathly silence.
Everyone's pupils were contracting violently, their faces filled with utter blankness and a sense of absurdity.
Two purple and three black? The third spirit ring is ten thousand years?
This is completely beyond their comprehension and overturns their existing understanding!
In this absolute silence and horror, the five spirit rings on Tang Chuan's body, which defied common sense, emitted a light that filled the Shrek Academy members with despair.
"It's fake, absolutely fake! His spirit rings are definitely fake!"
"Don't let him fool you, mistress!"
Just then, the master's voice came from not far away.
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